Gavin McCrea: ‘I wanted to be Engels’ mistress’ – The Guardian

Gavin McCrea: 'I wanted to be Engels' mistress'The GuardianMrs Engels is the story of two sisters' love for the same man. Mary Burns, a poor mill worker, meets Friedrich Engels, the mill-owner's son, in 1842, when she is 18. She has a semi-clandestine relationship with him until her death some 20 years later.